Adeleke, 3 PDP Governorship Candidates Absent As Makinde Kicks Off Campaign In Oyo
- Ademola Adeleke, the governor of Osun state, was absent at the flag-off of the PDP campaign in Oyo state on Thursday, January 5
- The PDP governorship candidates in Ogun and Lagos, Oladipupo Adebutu and Olajide Adeniran were also missing at the campaign flag-off
- Recall that Governor Seyi Makinde and other G5 governors were absent at the inauguration of Adeleke in November 2022
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Ibadan, Oyo - Governor Seyi Makinde of Oyo state has launched the campaign for his second-term ambition in the forthcoming general election.
However, his counterpart in Osun state, Ademola Adeleke, was conspicuously absent from the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) flag-off campaign in Oyo state, Tribune reported.
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Names of PDP governors that attended Makinde's campaign flag-off at Mapo Hall
Also missing at the event is the PDP governorship candidates in Ogun and Lagos, Oladipupo Adebutu and Olajide Adeniran, popularly known as Jandor.
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The event was launched at Mapo Hall in Ibadan, the state capital on Thursday, January 5.
However, it is important to note that Governor Seyi Makinde was also absent at the inauguration of Adeleke in November 2022.
Adeleke is the 6th elected governor of Osun state and the second PDP governor after Makinde in the southwest.
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Makinde is one of the aggrieved governors of the PDP, who are referred to as the G5 or Integrity group.
The G5 governors include Makinde, Samuel Ortom (Benue), Okezie Ikpeazu (Abia) Nyesom Wike (Rivers) and Ifeanyi Ugwuanyi (Enugu).
It is believed that the absence of Adeleke and other PDP governorship candidates in the southwest region was due to the crisis rocking the PDP.
The aggrieved governors are demanding for the resignation of the party's national chairman, Iyorchia Ayu, to give room for the southern bloc PDP in its leadership structure.
PDP Crisis: Atiku's camp drops bombshell, describes Wike as "failed Tik Tok comedian"
Legit.ng earlier reported that the PDP crisis has gotten to another level as the camp of Atiku Abubakar, the presidential candidate of the party, and that of Governor Nyesom Wike, keep attacking one another.
Atiku Abubakar's said Governor Nyesom Wike of Rivers state is acting like a failed Tik Tok comedian.
The council said Wike once shines in the PDP but he has now become a laughing stock because of his boring dance that he has become a laughing stock.
Source: Legit.ng
